UCLA's Johnathan Franklin is held on this run in the first half against Oregon State Saturday at the Rose Bowl. KEVIN SULLIVAN, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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UCLA wide receiver Shaquelle Evans is wrapped up by Oregon State's Rashaad Reynolds, left, and Sean Martin during the Bruins' 27-20 loss to the Beavers Saturday at the Rose Bowl. KEVIN SULLIVAN, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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Oregon State's Ryan Murphy loses his helmet as he tackles UCLA's Steven Manfro during the Bruins' 27-20 loss to the Beavers Saturday at the Rose Bowl. KEVIN SULLIVAN, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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UCLA tailback Damien Thigpen is tripped up by Oregon State's Jordan Poyer during the Bruins' 27-20 loss to the Beavers Saturday at the Rose Bowl. KEVIN SULLIVAN, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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UCLA quarterback Brett Hundley has a pass blocked by Oregon State's Andrew Seumalo during the Bruins' 27-20 loss to the Beavers Saturday at the Rose Bowl. KEVIN SULLIVAN, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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UCLA's Joseph Fauria is well defended by Oregon State's Jordan Poyer during the Bruins' 27-20 loss to the Beavers Saturday at the Rose Bowl. KEVIN SULLIVAN, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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UCLA head coach Jim Mora jogs off the field escorted by University of California Police after the Bruins' 27-20 loss to the Beavers Saturday at the Rose Bowl. KEVIN SULLIVAN, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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Oregon State's Storm Woods is wrapped up by the UCLA defense during the Bruins' 27-20 loss to the Beavers Saturday at the Rose Bowl. KEVIN SULLIVAN, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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UCLA's Steven Manfro can't haul in this pass from quarterback Brett Hundley under pressure from Oregon State's Jordan Poyer during the Bruins' 27-20 loss to the Beavers Saturday at the Rose Bowl. KEVIN SULLIVAN, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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Oregon State's Ryan Murphy writhes on the ground after injuring his calf during UCLA's 27-20 loss to the Beavers Saturday at the Rose Bowl. KEVIN SULLIVAN, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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UCLA's Stan McKay, right, catches a pass intended for Oregon State's Colby Prince during the Bruins' 27-20 loss to the Beavers Saturday at the Rose Bowl. KEVIN SULLIVAN, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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UCLA quarterback Brett Hundley throws a pass over Oregon State's D.J. Welch during the Bruins' 27-20 loss to the Beavers Saturday at the Rose Bowl. KEVIN SULLIVAN, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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UCLA head coach Jim Mora tries to rally his team late during their 27-20 loss to the Oregon State Beavers Saturday at the Rose Bowl. KEVIN SULLIVAN, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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UCLA's Shaquelle Evans hangs his head on the bench during the final minutes of the Bruins' 27-20 loss to the Oregon State Beavers Saturday at the Rose Bowl. KEVIN SULLIVAN, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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Oregon State quarterback Sean Mannion had a career day throwing for 379 yards and two touchdowns against UCLA during the Bruins' 27-20 loss to the Beavers Saturday at the Rose Bowl. KEVIN SULLIVAN, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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UCLA quarterback Brett Hundley scrambles away from Oregon State's D.J. Welch during the Bruins' 27-20 loss to the Beavers Saturday at the Rose Bowl. KEVIN SULLIVAN, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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UCLA quarterback Brett Hundley is tackled after a run by Oregon State's Michael Doctor during the Bruins' 27-20 loss to the Beavers Saturday at the Rose Bowl. KEVIN SULLIVAN, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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UCLA wide receiver Shaquelle Evans scores a 65-yard touchdown reception in front of Oregon State's Sean Martin during the Bruins' 27-20 loss to the Beavers Saturday at the Rose Bowl. KEVIN SULLIVAN, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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Oregon State quarterback Sean Mannion had a career day throwing for 379 yards and two touchdowns against UCLA during the Bruins' 27-20 loss to the Beavers Saturday at the Rose Bowl. KEVIN SULLIVAN, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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An Oregon State fan celebrates a Beaver touchdown during the Bruins' 27-20 loss to the Beavers Saturday at the Rose Bowl. KEVIN SULLIVAN, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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A UCLA fan tries to stay cool during the Bruins' 27-20 loss to the Beavers Saturday at the Rose Bowl. KEVIN SULLIVAN, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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A UCLA fan poses with a giant photo of running back Johnathan Franklin during the Bruins' 27-20 loss to the Beavers Saturday at the Rose Bowl. KEVIN SULLIVAN, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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The UCLA student section cheers on their team during the Bruins' 27-20 loss to the Beavers Saturday at the Rose Bowl. KEVIN SULLIVAN, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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UCLA fans cheer on their team during the Bruins' 27-20 loss to the Beavers Saturday at the Rose Bowl. KEVIN SULLIVAN, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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A UCLA fan cheers on his team during the Bruins' 27-20 loss to the Beavers Saturday at the Rose Bowl. KEVIN SULLIVAN, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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UCLA fans do a little dance during a break in the action during the Bruins' 27-20 loss to the Beavers Saturday at the Rose Bowl. KEVIN SULLIVAN, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

UCLA's Shaquelle Evans has his helmet knocked off by Oregon State's D.J. Welch during the Bruins' 27-20 loss to the Beavers Saturday at the Rose Bowl. KEVIN SULLIVAN, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

PASADENA – UCLA's first loss of the 2012 season happened Saturday without the Bruins making a turnover.

That's how well Oregon State played at the Rose Bowl, as Beavers coach Mike Riley added to his long string of upsets against ranked teams in the Beavers' 27-20 victory over the No. 19 Bruins in front of 54,636.

"We've got to get back to where we were the first three weeks," UCLA linebacker Eric Kendricks said after the Bruins fell to 3-1 with the first loss of Coach Jim Mora's college career. "We worked too hard to let this happen."

Oregon State (2-0) had a lot to do with it, as Riley recorded his 11th victory over a ranked team since 2005.

"That's a good defensive football team and a well-coached team, and they beat us," Mora said. "We have lots of lessons to learn from this. We'll see how we handle some adversity."

Quarterback Sean Mannion, the first sophomore captain in Beavers football history, passed for a career-high 379 yards plus two touchdowns.

Bruins redshirt freshman QB Brett Hundley passed for a career-high 372 yards and a touchdown, ran for a TD, and finished with 404 yards of total offense – the most by a UCLA player since Drew Olsen had 510 against Arizona State in 2005. Hundley ran a turnover-free offense, too.

But the Oregon State defense took the nation's leading rusher coming into Saturday, senior tailback Johnathan Franklin, out of the UCLA game plan early. Franklin was held to 45 yards rushing on 12 carries. The Beavers leading throughout had something to do with the latter.

UCLA's defense, burned badly for two long scoring plays in the second quarter, came back in the third to force the game's only two turnovers, both in Oregon State territory, on a fumble recovery by Tevin McDonald (forced by Anthony Barr) and Stan McKay's interception.

But the Bruins offense couldn't manage a first down on either opportunity.

"It's a concentrated effort," UCLA senior cornerback Aaron Hester said. "You can't just do it on offense, just on defense or just on special teams. It's a whole team effort.

"I thought it was a good chance for us when we got those two turnovers, but we had a couple of three-and-outs."

Both those Bruins offensive stalls included a critical penalty. They had seven penalties for 56 yards, against the Beavers 9 for 90, but the UCLA penalties all seemed to come at key times.

In the second quarter, a UCLA chance at seven points was spoiled by a false-start penalty on senior tight end Joseph Fauria on third-and-goal from the OSU 1. The Bruins had to settle for a field goal, a problem all afternoon against the rugged Beavers.

So was leaving cornerback Sheldon Price in two one-on-one situations in the second quarter, resulting in a 75-yard Mannion TD pass to Brandin Cooks, and then a 65-yarder from Mannion to Markus Wheaton. The first was on a simple slant, in which Bruins safety McDonald bit on a play-action fake, and left Price alone in coverage.

On the second TD, Prince was stride-for-stride down the sideline with Wheaton, but Mannion made what Price called "a great throw" to put UCLA in a 17-3 hole just before halftime.

"He's a good quarterback, he put the ball where he wanted, all day long," Price said.

"They didn't show anything we hadn't seen before," Kendricks said. "They ran a lot of play-action with one-route patterns, and sucked everyone in. It's hard to play one-on-one downfield."

Bruins senior wide receiver Shaq Evans had six catches for 148 yards, including a 65-yard TD from Hundley just before halftime that shaved Oregon State's lead to 17-10. Storm Woods' 2-yard TD run gave the Beavers a 24-10 lead with 1:21 left in the third quarter.

UCLA had comeback opportunities, but couldn't balance its offense against an OSU defense that Mora said, played often with nine men near the line of scrimmage.

"When they play everybody in the box, we're going to throw the ball," Hundley said. "I give credit to the Oregon State defense and the way they played against us, but we can play better."

Especially, he said, when the Bruins defense provides opportunities.

"The defense got us the ball, and we've got to capitalize," Hundley said.

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